NOVE is very pleased to announce the imminent addition of accomplished data protection, healthcare and competition law attorney, Mari Matjus, to the firm as Associated Partner in May 2018. By this addition, NOVE will significantly strengthen its team in regulatory and compliance matters. Mari’s timely and accurate regulatory advice could prevent long and exhausting disputes for clients.
„We are confident that the addition of the legal practice, areas of expertise and personal qualities of esteemed colleague Mari Matjus will create synergy with NOVE’s current team. Both NOVE’s and Mari’s client portfolios will benefit, as NOVE will grow stronger in Mari’s areas of expertise, including in GDPR-related auditing and consulting, and Mari’s clientele will benefit from the top quality advice in NOVE’s key practice areas – dispute resolution and complex M&A transactions,“ NOVE’s partner Urmas Volens commented.
„We share similar values and goals. I wish to contribute to the development of a new generation law firm with an experienced team, which actively shapes Estonian legal practice in courts. I am confident that my clients will benefit from the knowledge, skills and experience of NOVE’s present team“, Mari Matjus added.
In the wake of entry into force of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Mari conducts data protection audits and drafts impact assessments and privacy policies; helps keep record of processing activities and conclude data processing agreements between data controllers and processors; compiles and communicates internal data protection rules in companies; supplements employment and service provision agreements.
In the heavily regulated sector of healthcare, Mari has a long track record of helping clients stay compliant with the complex regulatory framework. Mari has advised institutions of stationary and ambulatory medical treatment, international pharmaceutical corporations, merchants of medical devices, clinical research organisations and umbrella organisations in medical sector.
Mari has 10 years of experience in EU and Estonian competition law, advising clients in merger control, supply, sales and cooperation agreements, and on business restrictions of dominant undertakings.
Mari holds a Master’s degree in law from University of Oxford, in addition to Master’s degree from Tartu University. At Oxford, Mari focused on medical, competition and EU law. She has worked in London headquarters of a global law firm, in a larger pan-Baltic law firm as head of practice area, as well as in a smaller boutique law firm as partner.
In additon to legal practice, Mari has read competition law to Master programme students of Tartu University for 5 years. She is a member of management board of Oxford and Cambridge alumni organisation in Estonia and a member of supervisory board of the charity foundation supporting the activities of the top competence centre of neurological rehabilitation in Estonia, Haapsalu Neorological Rehabilitation Centre.
International legal directory Legal500 has ranked her as „next generation lawyer“ and according to Chambers Europe, „clients value her ability to absorb details which may seem unimportant to the naked eye and to implement them into the bigger picture of the deal.“
NOVE is a new generation law firm focused on complex economic disputes and transactional advice. Our attorneys are widely recognised top experts who aim to resolve even the most legally complicated disputes and carry out even the most complex transactions with their personal approach, focused effort and eye for detail.
Additional information:
Mari Matjus, +372 5620 8625
Urmas Volens, +372 50 63 470
Law firm NOVE
www.nove.ee